Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav has come out of Tihar Jail on interim bail only yesterday. The actor has spent about 11 days in jail. In these 11 days, the actor understood the pain and suffering of his fellow prisoners. After which, as soon as he came out, he made some demands for other prisoners. As soon as Rajpal came out of jail, he demanded that there should be a smoking area for prisoners in the jail.

There should be smoking area in jail
Rajpal Yadav, who is out on bail, has made a strange demand while talking to news agency PTI in his native village. The actor has demanded a ‘smoking zone’. Rajpal Yadav said, ‘I am not able to give up the habit of smoking cigarettes. I have tried to leave it many times. I think that like railway station and airport, there should be a smoking zone in jail also. However, I am not supporting smoking or tobacco consumption here. But it is being sold in the country and it does good business. According to me, there should be a provision for this in the jail.

Rajpal has more demands
Not only this, Rajpal Yadav has also talked about the functioning of the jail. He also said that the jail should not only serve as a punishment but should also work as a reformation home. Rajpal believes that prisoners should get a fair opportunity in jail to change themselves. With this, he will be able to do good work after his punishment is over. Not only this, Rajpal also said that the law should maintain its strictness for those who do not want to correct their mistakes.

Why was Rajpal jailed?
Let us tell you that Rajpal Yadav had taken a loan from a businessman in the year 2010. The actor did not have money to repay the loan amount. Many of his checks bounced after which businessman Madhav has filed a complaint against him. In this case, when the actor could not arrange the money, he surrendered in jail.

Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav was behind bars for the last 11 days in the check bounce case. Today i.e. on 17th February, the actor got bail and has come out of jail. After coming out of jail, the actor has given his first reaction. In a conversation with ABP News, he told about his jail days. At the same time, he has also thanked those who supported him.

Rajpal thanked
Rajpal Yadav talked to ABP News correspondent Sushil Kumar Pandey as soon as he came out of jail. While thanking all the people, he said that he thanks the people of the country and all those who stood with him. He also said that now he will move forward in this matter and also thanked Bollywood.

Such was the routine in jail
During this conversation, Rajpal Yadav, while talking about his daily routine in jail, said that he used to wake up early in the morning and do pranayam in jail. Used to talk to fellow prisoners. Along with this, the actor has appealed to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta that when he was in jail, many such prisoners were also with him, whose sentence has almost been completed, in such a situation, the actor has demanded the Delhi government to do something good for those prisoners by doing all the research and investigation in this matter as per the law. According to him this would be much better.

Since when was the actor in jail?
Let us tell you that Rajpal Yadav had surrendered on 5 February 2026. After which he was in jail. When he first applied for bail, the court rejected it. Not only this, he also told them many things. After which he had appealed to the court attending his niece’s marriage to grant him bail. After which the hearing of this case took place on Monday and the court granted bail to the actor.

Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav is out of jail after about 11 days. The actor was lodged in Tihar jail for the last several days in a check bounce case. But now finally the actors have come out. Rajpal Yadav spoke to the media as soon as he came out of jail. He expressed his happiness on coming out and also thanked everyone for supporting him.

Rajpal’s reaction after coming out of jail

Rajpal Yadav has expressed happiness on coming out of jail. While talking to the media he said, ‘I have been in Bollywood for almost thirty years. Every child of the world has been with me. This trend started from 2012-13. Children, old and young, the entire country of Indian cinema has been with me. Everyone knows what my intention was. Wherever the court has given orders, I have been present everywhere and will remain present in future also. I will not be able to tell much about legal matters.

#WATCH | Delhi: Actor Rajpal Yadav from Tihar Jail after he was granted interim bail in a check bounce case by the High Court.

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Rajpal further said, ‘I have received everyone’s support. People are giving me love on social media. 150 crore people love me. My relationship with everyone else is only for entertainment. I am grateful for the love that Bollywood has given me. Whatever the allegations against me, I am available everywhere.

Spent 11 days and nights in jail
Rajpal Yadav had surrendered in the check bounce case on 5 February. After which the case was heard on Thursday but the actor did not get any relief in the matter. After which the actor had appealed for bail to attend his niece’s wedding but the court did not grant him bail. After which, on Monday, February 16, the actor’s bail application was heard and he got bail. Today is 17th February i.e. the actor has come out of jail.

What was the matter?
Let us tell you that in the year 2010, Rajpal Yadav had borrowed an amount of Rs 5 crore from a businessman to make a film. But the film flopped and Rajpal lost all his money. Rajpal was not able to repay this amount in time and this debt of Rs 5 crore increased to Rs 9 crore. Due to which this matter increased a lot. When the actor did not have the money to repay, he thought it better to surrender.